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Presented with two options for increases in water and sewer rates for the coming year, Vandalia aldermen chose the one proposing lower increases, making one adjustment to that proposal.
Approved in a 5-2 vote was a proposed increase of 3.11 percent in water rate. And while that proposal called for no increase in sewer rates, alderman approved a 1-percent hike.
The city’s auditing firm, Timmerman and Co. Ltd. of Vandalia, gave aldermen two options for water and sewer rates as it presented the city audit earlier this month.

✔ The Fayette County Retired Teachers Association meets at 10:30 a.m. at Ponderosa Steakhouse in Vandalia. All retired teachers in Fayette County are invited to attend. For more information, contact Diane Curll at 283-0492.
✔ Evans Public Library’s Homeschool Group will meet from 1-2 p.m. Those interested in joining the group should contact Shawna Sprague at the library, 283-2824.

• Warren R. Williams, 62, 223 N. First St., Brownstown, was arrested on Sept. 20 on a charge of driving under the influence. Bond was $3,000.
• Dallas R. Doggett, 27, 178 E. 650 Ave., Mulberry Grove, was arrested on Sept. 20 on a charge of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver. No bond information was listed.
• Bobby J. Bryan, 50, Flora, was arrested on Sept. 19 for failure to appear in court. Bond was $2,500.

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1996 – More than 150 Vandalia Community High School students and faculty-members gathered outside for prayer as “See You at the Pole” was observed nationwide.
Louie and Josephine Franklin of Ramsey were observing their 50th wedding anniversary.
A crew from NBC-TV was in Vandalia to interview local residents on such things as the economy, politics and the status of the country in general. The product was to be aired during the network news.

In March 2015, a gentleman by the name of Robert Shaw telephoned to tell me that he was visiting Vandalia to photograph the Vandalia Statehouse and wanted to know some of the history during Lincoln’s legislative years.